About Ant Kovacevic
Ant Kovacevic is the founder, CEO, yacht broker and naval architect behind World Wide Boat Brokers. Based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, he works with buyers and sellers across Australia while maintaining an international network for vessels located overseas.
His background is unusual in yacht brokerage because it begins with the design and engineering side of boats. Ant holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture and spent close to a decade working on marine projects before moving into yacht sales.
That combination gives him a useful way of looking at boats. He understands that a yacht needs to be more than attractive at the marina. Its structure, weight, hull form, machinery, systems, handling and intended use all need to make sense for the person buying it.
Naval architecture background
Ant began his career as a naval architect after graduating with honours. Public professional material also records academic recognition for his work during his studies.
Naval architecture covers the design, construction and performance of marine vessels. It can involve hull design, stability, displacement, weight distribution, structural engineering, propulsion and the way a vessel behaves in different operating conditions.
Ant worked across a variety of marine projects for almost a decade before shifting his focus towards yacht brokerage. This technical background remains central to his work, particularly when discussing catamarans, larger vessels, custom boats and yachts with unusual design features.
For buyers, it can help bring greater depth to conversations about matters such as:
- Hull form and construction
- Displacement and payload
- Stability and weight distribution
- Sailing and motoring performance
- Structural design
- Engine and propulsion choices
- Catamaran bridgedeck clearance
- Tankage and cruising range
- Modifications and refit decisions
- Suitability for coastal or offshore use
A broker’s assessment does not replace an independent marine survey, engineering report or specialist inspection. It does, however, help buyers recognise the right questions to ask and understand why certain design details matter.
Moving into yacht brokerage
After working on the engineering side of the marine industry, Ant moved into yacht sales and brokerage.
The change allowed him to work directly with boat owners and people entering the boating world for the first time. His public profile describes him as someone who genuinely enjoys the search for the right boat and is willing to investigate technical questions when an answer is not immediately available.
Boat buyers often begin with a list of features, but the real challenge is turning those features into a vessel that suits their everyday life. A large interior may come with additional weight. A deep keel may improve sailing performance but limit access to shallow cruising grounds. A high-performance catamaran may be exciting under sail but require more careful weight management.
Ant’s technical and brokerage backgrounds allow those compromises to be discussed more clearly.
Founding World Wide Boat Brokers
Ant founded World Wide Boat Brokers in 2018, creating a brokerage focused on sailing yachts, powerboats, catamarans and larger luxury vessels.
The business began on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and has expanded into a wider network covering the Whitsundays, Townsville, Tin Can Bay, Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Sydney and Tasmania.
World Wide Boat Brokers now handles pre-owned brokerage, new-yacht sales, buyer representation, yacht syndication, marine insurance assistance and superyacht services.
Ant leads the business while remaining active as a broker. He is still directly involved in vessel enquiries, technical discussions, new-boat specifications and the buying and selling process.
Catamaran expertise
Ant is particularly associated with sailing and power catamarans.
Multihulls require a different assessment from conventional monohulls. Overall beam, hull shape, bridgedeck clearance, windage, payload, helm position, twin engines and weight distribution can all affect performance and ownership.
A catamaran that looks spacious at a boat show may behave very differently once it is loaded with cruising equipment, water, fuel, batteries, solar panels, a tender and personal belongings.
Ant’s naval architecture background is especially relevant when discussing these design compromises. He can help buyers look beyond the number of cabins and compare how different catamarans approach structure, sailing ability, accommodation and long-term cruising.
His brokerage experience includes production and custom catamarans, performance multihulls, liveaboard boats, power catamarans and vessels prepared for commercial operation.
Excess Catamarans
World Wide Boat Brokers is the exclusive Queensland dealer for Excess Catamarans, with Ant closely involved in the brand’s Australian representation.
Excess is part of Groupe Beneteau and builds performance-oriented cruising catamarans. Its designs aim to provide the space and stability expected from a modern catamaran while keeping the sailing experience more responsive and engaging.
Ant assists buyers with model comparisons, factory configurations, equipment choices, pricing and new-boat orders. He is also named as the direct contact for customers configuring Excess models through the company.
His technical background can be helpful when working through choices involving sail plans, electrical systems, engine options, navigation equipment and equipment for coastal or offshore cruising.
Southerly Yachts
Ant was also involved in World Wide Boat Brokers becoming the Australian dealer for Southerly Yachts.
Southerly is best known for its swing-keel bluewater cruising yachts. The keel can be lowered for offshore sailing and raised when entering shallower waterways, creating a combination of windward ability and variable draft.
This design is particularly interesting in Australia, where access to anchorages, river entrances and shallow coastal areas can be influenced by draft.
Ant’s naval architecture experience provides a useful technical foundation for discussing the keel system, hull structure, stability and the practical considerations involved in owning a variable-draft yacht.
Hanse Group brands
In 2026, World Wide Boat Brokers was appointed as an authorised Queensland sales agent for several Hanse Group brands.
The portfolio includes Hanse sailing yachts, Dehler performance cruisers, Moody deck-saloon yachts, Fjord motor yachts and Sealine cruisers.
These brands cover very different parts of the boating market. Hanse focuses on modern, easily handled sailing yachts. Dehler is more performance-oriented. Moody offers protected deck-saloon cruising, while Fjord and Sealine serve the motor-yacht market.
Ant’s role includes helping oversee the company’s relationship with these builders and supporting buyers as they compare models, choose specifications and progress through ordering, delivery and commissioning.
Pre-owned yacht brokerage
Ant works with owners buying and selling pre-owned vessels across the sail and power markets.
For buyers, he can help identify suitable boats, review available information, arrange viewings and coordinate the purchase process. His technical knowledge is particularly relevant when a vessel has an unusual construction method, a substantial refit, custom systems or modifications that need closer examination.
For sellers, he assists with appraisal, pricing, presentation and marketing. World Wide Boat Brokers uses professional photography, drone footage, walkthrough video, detailed listings and advertising across Australian and international platforms.
Ant’s local and international network can also help connect sellers with buyers beyond the vessel’s immediate region.
Larger yachts and superyachts
Ant is one of the company’s main contacts for larger vessels, technically complex yachts and superyacht enquiries.
These transactions can involve additional layers of due diligence, documentation, engineering, international coordination and discretion. Larger yachts may also require closer examination of class, commercial survey, crew arrangements, operational costs and refit history.
World Wide Boat Brokers combines Ant’s naval architecture background with team members who have worked as superyacht captains, engineers and senior crew in Australia, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the South Pacific.
Working with buyers
Ant’s approach is particularly relevant for buyers who want to understand why a boat may or may not suit their plans.
A buyer considering coastal cruising around Queensland will have different priorities from someone preparing for a Pacific crossing, placing a boat into charter or living aboard for several years.
Useful areas to discuss with him may include:
- Sailing catamaran versus monohull ownership
- Sail versus power
- Production versus custom construction
- Coastal cruising versus offshore passages
- Hull materials and construction methods
- Payload and cruising weight
- Engine and propulsion arrangements
- Electrical capacity and onboard systems
- Shallow-draft and swing-keel designs
- Survey and sea-trial requirements
- New-boat specification
- Delivery, commissioning and handover
- International purchasing and relocation
Working with sellers
For yacht sellers, Ant combines technical understanding with brokerage and marketing experience.
He can help explain a vessel’s design, construction, systems and cruising capabilities in language that makes sense to prospective buyers. This is particularly useful for custom yachts, multihulls, expedition vessels and boats that have undergone significant upgrades.
The selling process can include a complimentary appraisal, advice on preparing the boat, professional photography, video, international advertising, inspections, negotiations, survey coordination and final handover.
Sailing and boating background
Ant is a lifelong boating enthusiast who enjoys sailing and cruising aboard recreational yachts and boats.
His public career profile concentrates more heavily on naval architecture, technical marine projects, yacht sales and business leadership than on racing results or a formal offshore mileage record.
The strongest element of his profile is the combination of engineering knowledge, time around boats and extensive experience helping clients assess, buy and sell vessels.
What Ant brings to a yacht transaction
Ant offers a rare combination of technical and commercial marine experience.
He can discuss a yacht as a broker, but he can also examine the design decisions behind it. For someone comparing catamarans, custom yachts, bluewater cruisers or larger vessels, that additional technical perspective can be extremely useful.
His position as founder and CEO of World Wide Boat Brokers also gives him access to the company’s wider network of local brokers, overseas contacts, yacht builders, marine professionals and specialist service providers.
Current role: CEO, Yacht Broker and Naval Architect
Company: World Wide Boat Brokers
Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Business founded: 2018
Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture
Technical experience: Almost a decade working across marine and naval architecture projects
Brokerage focus: Sailing yachts, powerboats, sailing catamarans, power catamarans and superyachts
Catamaran experience: Production and custom multihulls, performance catamarans and cruising catamarans
New-boat brands: Excess Catamarans, Southerly Yachts, Hanse, Dehler, Moody, Fjord and Sealine
Australian dealership: Southerly Yachts
Queensland exclusive dealership: Excess Catamarans
Queensland authorised brands: Hanse, Dehler, Moody, Fjord and Sealine
Specialist strengths: Vessel design, construction, systems, performance, brokerage and new-boat specification
Operating reach: Australia and international yacht markets
Head office: 12 Orana Street, Buddina, QLD 4575
Mobile: 0423 249 249
Office phone: 07 5338 7104
Direct email: [ant@wwbb.com.au](mailto:ant@wwbb.com.au)
General email: [info@worldwideboatbrokers.com.au](mailto:info@worldwideboatbrokers.com.au)
Website: https://worldwideboatbrokers.com.au/
